Baby Boomer

Welcome everyone, Another start to the season means another VSN Presents: VHLE season preview! When you look closely at all the rosters you can easily separate the team in two groups. The first one is composed of the three best teams in the league, that will without a doubt finish at the top of the standings, the Cologne Express, the Rome Gladiators and the Stockholm Vikings. The other one, is composed of three teams that are currently in a rebuilding stage, the Bratislava Watchmen, the Oslo Storm and the Vasteras Iron Eagles. #1 Cologne Express Offense rank: 1st Defense rank: 3rd Goalie rank: 2nd Once again and with no real surprise, the Cologne Express are going to finish the season at the top of the standing. Cologne is a really good team all around and does not seem to have any real weakness. Indeed, the Express has a really good mix of veterans, composed of Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser, BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 and Joseph Dubois @Dubois, and of rookies, composed of Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg, Maple Dogwood @dogwoodmaple and the goalie Soju @Frank. The Cologne Express are going to be really dangerous this season. #2 Rome Gladiators Offense rank: 2nd Defense rank: 2nd Goalie rank: 4th After two pretty tough season where Rome finished 4th and 5th in the league, the Italian team is now ready to compete and try to finish at the top of the standings. With forwards like Nathan Ecker @Nathan_8, Pombo @samx, Trey Daniels @Tdan04 and Vanuza Kolesinka @chikn, the Gladiators are going to be really dangerous offensively this season. The only weakness I can find on Rome’s roster is in the net, since they don’t currently have a real number 1 goaltender. However, I can see Roger Eagles @Greg_Di becoming that goalie if he continues to improve like he currently is. In addition, the Gladiators can count on defensemen like Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877 and Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide to help their young goalie. #3 Stockholm Vikings Offense rank: 3rd Defense rank: 1st Goalie rank: 3rd Even if I believe that the Stockholm Vikings are a little bit behind the Cologne Express and the Rome Gladiators, I can also see them causing a surprise and finish in the top 2. With the best defense in the league led by Felicia Hardy @JCarson and Lazlo Holmes @Gustav and their returning goalie Aleksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu, Stockholm is going to be tough to score against. However, their difficulty will probably be to score goals, so Dan jr @Danzo, Jacob Smith Jr @jacobaa19 and Wayne Shotzky @Kenamatic will have to step up and lead the forward core. #4 Bratislava Watchmen Offense rank: 4th Defense rank: 4th Goalie rank: 6th After winning the Renaissance Cup in S92, the Bratislava Watchmen entered a rebuild the following season and are still in this process. This season is going to be another one of learning for the Watchmen, but I can still see them causing some surprises here and there. Indeed, Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito is definitely going to be an incredible player this season and Aeschylus Jigglejawns CXXXVII II @.sniffuM is another forward that will help the team offensively. Defensively, Bollos de Trueno @Thunder and Andrew Skilton @ace_five_ will have to be incredible at the blue line for Bratislava if they want to compete each match. #5 Oslo Storm Offense rank: 5th Defense rank: 5th Goalie rank: 5th The Oslo Storm won the Renaissance Cup last season and lost a lot of players that got called up in the VHL, so just like the Bratislava Watchmen, this season is going to be one of learning for Oslo. Chris Reynolds Jr @Crstats23 and Ivan Ivanov @KmaddFPS are going to lead the offensive core this season in Oslo. At the blue line, kodie Curran @Battlepopcorn is going to be the general of the Norwegian team. #6 Vasteras Iron Eagles Offense rank: 6th Defense rank: 6th Goalie rank: 1st Just like the Bratislava Watchmen and the Oslo Storm, Vasteras is now in a rebuilding stage after a couple of seasons of being good. The season is going to be tough in Vasteras, but there are still players like Matthew Highmore @NineIQ v2 and Swinsola @Swinsola that can make a difference on the ice each night. In addition, the Iron Eagles have the best goalie tandem of the league, composed of Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish and Ondrej Vencko @Mutti, and we can count on them to steal some games this season. That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all a good regular season and see you in another VSN article!

Let's goo Legion, let's get another Cup!!!!

After two pretty tough seasons, the Rome Gladiators are ready to be back at the top of the standings! To make it happen, the team will need a strong leadership group and I am extremely pround to annouce it to you today!! C - Nathan Ecker @Nathan_8 After a really impressive season as a rookie last season, Ecker will once a again be a really important piece for the Gladiators! A - Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877 The most recent first round pick of the Rome Gladiators is going to be the general of the team at the blue line this season and he is already a leader in the locker room! A - Wally Lose @youloser1337 Drafted in the third round by the Rome Gladiators In S93, Wally is already a really important player in the locker room! A - Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide As soon as he joined the locker room, Erik was immediately respected by his teammates and the staff members as a leader of the Rome Gladiators! Congratulations everyone and let's have a nice season together!!

THADIUS SALES TROPHY The Thadius Sales Trophy is awarded to the general manager deemed to be the best in the VHLE. The S93 winner of the Thadius Sales Trophy is @dlamb! When dlamb took the team over in S92, Oslo just had finished last of the league in the last two seasons and the future was not looking bright there. However, after really good trades and above all really good decisions in the draft, dlamb led his team to a championship in the VHLE. Congratu;ations to him! The votes: dlamb (Oslo) 4/6, Baby Boomer (Rome) 1/6, Sjin (Cologne) 1/6, Zetterbeg (Vasteras) 0/6, Doomsday (Stockholm) 0/6, rory (Bratislava) 0/6 So, this is all for me, congratulations to all the winners, I hope you enjoyed the ceremony and maybe see you next season!

FLORIDA MAN TROPHY The Florida Man Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable player in the playoffs. The S93 winner of the Florida Man Trophy is David Slezak @ShawnGlade! After two frustating seasons with the Oslo Storm in S91 and S92, Slezak and the Storm finally made the playoffs and David did not disappoint. Indeed, he finished the playoffs with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses in 10 games. He also had an incredible save percentage of 0.941% and a 2.14 goals against average. With these stats, Slezak is clearly the biggest reason in the playoffs why the Oslo Storm won the Cup this season. The votes: David Slezak 4/6, Antonia Bucatini 1/6, Hezeus Ohmontegue-Steinhardt X 1/6, UghSike 0/6

RONAN LAVELLE TROPHY The Ronan Lavelle Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable player during the regular season. The S93 winner of the Ronan Lavelle trophy is Wayne Gretzky @MubbleFubbles! Wayne Greztky just had a really good season in the VHLE where he led the league offensively in goals (43) and in points (89).Wayne also led the league in game winning goals with 15. He obviously played a big part in the success of the Oslo Strom in the regular season. Indeed, Gretzky dominated offfensively, but he was also pretty good defensively as he recorded 106 hits and 30 shots blocked. The votes: Wayne Gretzky 5/6, BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson 1/6, Nathan Ecker 0/6, Marty Byrd 0/6, Clark 0/6

JAKE THUNDER TROPHY The Jake Thunder Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the top overall defenseman in the VHLE. The S93 winner of the Jake Thunder trophy is Marty Byrd @Marty B! After two quiet seasons in Cologne in S90 and S91, Marty Byrd came back in the VHLE in S93 with the Stockholm Vikings where he just had the best season of his career. Indeed, Byrd scored 30 goals and 51 assists for 81 points in 72 games. The american defenseman led the defensemen offensively in goals and in points. He also did good defensively as he had 100 hits and 189 shots blocked. Congrats! The votes: Marty Byrd 5/6, Gul Dukat 1/6, Benjamin Abenduct 0/6, Petit Hughie 0/6, Alex DeLuca 0/6

ORION D H CHIESTER IX TROPHY The Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the top goalie in the VHLE. The S93 winner of the Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy is Clark @cl4rk! For the second consecutive season, Clark is the winner of the Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy and this time with a record of 46 wins, 13 losses and 4 losses in overtime. He also had a save percentage of 0.933%, a 2.01 goals against average and 11 shutout. Clark finished the regular season with seven more shutouts than the second one in the league, David Slezak, who finished with four. Congratulations! The votes: Clark 5/6, Ondrej Vencko 1/6, AIeksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen 0/6

ALDWIN CRAIG TROPHY The Aldwin Craig Trophy is awarded to the player deemed the best two-way forward in the VHLE. The S93 winner of the Adwin Craig trophy is Nico Belique @Syzygy! In his second season in the VHLE and with the Stockholm Vikings, Nico Belique scored 29 goals and added 35 assists for a total of 64 points in 72 games. In addition to his offensive contribution, Belique really help the team physically and defensively. Indeed, Belique led the league in hits with 276 hits in the regular season and 33 shots blocked. Congratulations to him! The votes: Nico Belique 4/6, BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson 2/6, Quinndillus Whopper 0/6

RENAISSANCE CUP @Triller The Renaissance Cup is awarded to the playoff champions of the VHLE. The S93 winners of the Renaissance Cup are the Oslo Storm! @dlamb After a couple of seasons of misery, the Oslo Storm finished first of the standings in S93 and the Renaissance Cup was the ultimate goal. In the first round, the Strom faced the Stockholm Vikings. After winning the first three games, the Oslo Strom lost game 4 3-2 in Stockholm, but won game five to win the semi-final in five little games. Their oppenent in the final was going to be the Vasteras Iron Eagles who just won against the Cologne Express in six games. After the first two games in Oslo, the series was tied 1-1, but Oslo won the next three games to easily win the Renaissance Cup final in five games. Congratulations to them!!

Here we are, it is 3PM EST! I wish all of you a good ceremony and let's gooo! KING'S CUP The King's Cup is awarded to the VHLE's team with the best regular season record. The S93 winners of the King's Cup are the Oslo Storm! @dlamb After finishing last in the league in S90, S91 and S92, the Oslo Storm finally turned it around and finished first in the league in S93 with a record of 49 wins, 20 losses and 3 losses in overtime for a total of 101 points in 72 games. This was only one point ahead of the Cologne Express.

@v.2 Welcome everyone, My name is Baby Boomer and I will be your host for the S93 VHLE Awards ceremony. The ceremony will start at 3PM EST and before we start, here are your nominees: Aldwin Craig Trophy (Top Two-Way Forward) Nico Belique (STO, 72GP, 29G, 35A, 64P, +5, 60PIM, 276HIT, 33SB) @Syzygy Quinndillus Whopper (STO, 72GP, 13G, 19A, 32P, -17, 47PIM, 157HIT, 13SB) @Max77 BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson (COL, 72GP, 33G, 49A, 82P, +31, 45PIM, 143HIT, 14SB) @JardyB10 Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy (Top Goalie) Clark (COL, 68GP, 46W, 13L, 4OTL, 0.933SV%, 2.01GAA, 11SO, 1934SA) @cl4rk AIeksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen (STO, 66GP, 28W, 33L, 4OTL, 0.934SV%, 2.72GAA, 3SO, 2699SA) @Snussu Ondrej Vencko (VAS, 36GP, 25W, 7L, 2OTL, 0.937SV%, 2.05GAA, 3SO, 1129SA) @Mutti Jake Thunder Trophy (Top Defenseman) Marty Byrd (STO, 72GP, 30G, 51A, 81P, -6, 74PIM, 100HIT, 189SB) @Marty B Gul Dukat (COL/ROM, 72GP, 18G, 57A, 75P, -3, 34PIM, 82HIT, 179SB) @MSouthworth Benjamin Abenduct (OSL, 72GP, 21G, 54A, 75P, +15, 68PIM, 130HIT, 164SB) @Schnee Petit Hughie (ROM, 72GP, 11G, 33A, 44P, -15, 173PIM, 239HIT, 165SB) @Sen Alex DeLuca (STO, 72GP, 20G, 40A, 60P, -3, 155PIM, 208HIT, 182SB) @Deluca Ronan Lavelle Trophy (Regular season MVP) Nathan Ecker (ROM, 72GP, 41G, 45A, 86P, -11, 50PIM, 139HIT, 28SB) @Nathan_8 Wayne Gretzky (OSL, 72GP, 43G, 46A, 89P, +36, 16PIM, 106HIT, 30SB) @MubbleFubbles Marty Byrd (STO, 72GP, 30G, 51A, 81P, -6, 74PIM, 100HIT, 189SB) @Marty B BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson (COL, 72GP, 33G, 49A, 82P, +31, 45PIM, 143HIT, 14SB) @JardyB10 Clark (COL, 68GP, 46W, 13L, 4OTL, 0.933SV%, 2.01GAA, 11SO, 1934SA) @cl4rk Florida Man Trophy (Playoffs MVP) Antonia Bucatini (OSL, 10GP, 6G, 12A, 18P, +9, 61SOG, 10PIM, 23HIT, 2SB) @CowboyinAmerica David Slezak (OSL, 10GP, 8-2-0, 0.941SV%, 2.14GAA, 0SO, 375SA) @ShawnGlade Hezeus Ohmontegue-Steinhardt X (VAS, 6G, 8A, 14P, -4, 35SOG, 8PIM, 12HIT, 28SB) @Sisyphus UghSike (OSL, 10GP, 7G, 7A, 14P, +11, 38SOG, 6PIM, 18HIT, 1SB) @UghSike Thadius Sales Trophy (Top GM) @rory (Bratislava) @Sjin (Cologne) @dlamb (Oslo) @Baby Boomer (Rome) @Doomsday (Stockholm) @Zetterberg (Vasteras)

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1. I am not sure, but I think that the Seattle Bears will win the Continental Cup in 7 games. 2. I strongly believe that we can compete next season and I also believe that we can win another Cup. 3. I currently have a lot going on with real life stuff (school, work, etc.), so I will be a little bit less active in the next couple of week, but I will still do the minimum. 4. I don't think there is much to do, I just think the management needs to sign everyone and keep the team like this. 5. Yes, this season's draft is really good and I think we can get a couple of good prospects out of it. 6. I think they need to understand that they need good defensemen if they want to win the Cup and not only forwards that they are paying way too much.

I apply!

1. It did concern me, but what really concerns me is that we lost in ONLY four games to D.C. in the first round. What happened?????? 2. Well, my original was going to be Seattle, but now I guess I have to go with D.C. 3. Yes, if a team wins two Cups with the same core, we can call it a dynasty. So, if we win a Cup next season we can call it a dynasty. 4. I really don't know, but if I have to take a guess, I will go with Steve Lattimer. 5. The beginning, so between S1 and like S10-15. 6. I am really not gaming a lot, but when I play, I am playing at NHL 24.

Welcome everyone, The regular season ended a couple of days ago, so it means that it is now PLAYOFFS TIME!! Indeed, the playoffs started Friday and this post-season will be really exciting as only four points separated the top three teams during the regular season. Semi-final #1 – Oslo Storm (1) vs Stockholm Vikings (4) Regular season series: OSL wins 9-3-0. This series is probably the easiest to predict since there is clearly a better team on paper and on the ice. Indeed, Oslo finished the season with a record of 49 wins, 20 losses and 3 overtime losses for a total of 101 points in 72 games and Stockholm with 29 wins, 38 losses and 5 overtime losses for 63 points and 20 fewer wins than Oslo. Plus, Oslo will count on three of the four best players of the regular season in Wayne Gretzky @MubbleFubbles, Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica and Jussi Jokinenegg @HearnNation67 who ended up with 89, 87 and 83 points respectively. They also have two of the six highest scoring defensemen in the league with Benjamin Abenduct @Schnee (75) and Swinsola @Swinsola(71). If Stockholm wants to have a chance in this series to win even a single game, they will need the help of the sixth highest scorer of the league and the best defenseman in the league, Marty Byrd @Marty B, to play on top of his head during the entire series. Aleksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu will also be an important piece for the Sweden team in this series. VSN Prediction: Oslo wins in 5 games. Semi-final #2 – Cologne Express (2) vs Vasteras Iron Eagles (3) Regular season series: COL wins 7-6-0. The Cologne Express finished the regular season with a record of 48 wins, 20 losses and 4 losses in overtime for a total of 100 points in 72 games and the Vasteras Iron Eagles with 46 wins, 21 losses and 5 overtime losses for 97 points in 72 games. As you can see, both teams finished the regular season with really similar stats. The big difference between the two teams is that Cologne is more an offensive team and Vasteras is more a defensive team. Indeed, Cologne have three players with more than a point per game in BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10, Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser and Tyrece the beast @beanhead420, against only one (Gianfranco Del Rocco @Victor) for Vasteras. On the other hand, Vasteras have four players with more than a hundred hits and a hundred shots blocked (Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher, Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01, Sunseth Moth @McWolf and Hezeus Ohmontegue-Steinhardt X @Sisyphus) against only one for Cologne (Scrungle Bungle @Novanod). Finally, both teams can count on great goaltender in Clark @cl4rk for Cologne and Ondrej Vencko @Mutti for Vasteras. When you look at it, you can see two pretty different teams with similar record, so everything will be decided on the ice. VSN Prediction: Cologne wins in 7 games. Final – Oslo Storm (1) vs Cologne Express (2) Regular season series: OSL wins 8-7-1. This is going to be a really excting final, but it is also an almost impossible one to predict. Indeed, only one point is separating the two teams in the standings, Oslo (61) have a better goal differential of only two goals and both teams won eight games against each other in the regular season. You can see that it is really tight between the two teams, so everything can happen. However, even if it is really close, Oslo wins in every category, so this is why I give a little edge to Oslo. VSN Prediction: Oslo wins in 7 games. That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all good playoffs and see you in another VSN article!

1. I think we can do it, but the real objective is to end the season with a win and the Renaissance Cup. 2. It will be very tough to score more than 279 goals this season, but it would be really nice to reach 280 goals. 3. I believe we are going to have to wait a long time before seeing either of them, but we are going to wee a 100-assist scorer before. 4. White or black, I don't see any other color that would look good on the jersey. 5. He will have to have a really good end of the season, but I think he can end up with 50 goals flush. 6. Boston vs Toronto is going to be a really fun matchup and even if I will watch the game anyway I think that the Rangers will eat the Capitals alive.

LET'S GOO LEGION!!!

Welcome to Rome @lilchrist and @The goat of hockey and good luck in Cologne @MSouthworth, it was a pleasure having you in the locker room. Here is the link to to the locker room for the new Gladiators: https://discord.gg/MuSAKCzR

https://discord.gg/X5AyfbMT No problem, welcome to the team!!